Section 4: Cooling System; Tricool™ Fan - Antec SONATA III User Manual

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Top TriCool™ Fan – The case comes with a 200mm top exhaust blue LED fan. The fan is installed so the
air will be blown out of the case. This fan comes with a three-speed switch that let you choose the speed
best suited to your need. The default fan speed setting is Low.
120mm TriCool™ Specifications
Size:
Rated Voltage:
Operating Voltage:
The Sonata III 500 comes with one pre-installed 120 x 25mm TriCool™ fan, located at the back of the
case. This fan is installed to blow warm air out of the case. The TriCool™ fan comes with a speed control
device attached to the fan housing. The default fan speed is Low.
Speed Input
(RPM) Current
High 0.24A
2000 (Max.)
Medium
0.20A
1600
Low
0.13A
1200
Note: The minimum voltage to start a typical TriCool™ fan is 5V. We recommend that you set the fan
speed to High if you choose to connect the fan(s) to a fan control device or to the Fan-Only
connector found on some Antec power supplies. A fan control device regulates the fan speed by
varying the voltage, which may start as low as 4.5V to 5V. Connecting a TriCool™ fan set on Low
to a fan-control device may result in the fan not being able to start because the already lowered
voltage from the fan control device will be further reduced by the TriCool™ circuitry below 5V.
S
YSTEM
120 x 25mm TriCool™ fan
12V
10.2V - 13.8V
Air Flow
2.2 m³ / min 2.5mm-H2O
(79 CFM) (0.10 inch-H2O)
1.6 m³ / min 1.5mm-H2O
(56 CFM) (0.06 inch-H2O)
1.1 m³ / min 0.9mm-H2O
(39 CFM) (0.04 inch-H2O)
Static Acoustic
Pressure Noise
30 dBA
28 dBA
25 dBA
13
Input
Power
2.9 W
2.4 W
1.6 W